Film and Television Variety Show: The Jade Girl's Love Affair

If the divine punishment is going to last a long time, shouldn't we start thinking about how to get other food?

Now that everyone is surviving from hunger, shouldn't we lead more people to hunt?

"Take this dead wild boar back; we can distribute some meat to the people."

Ji Fa suddenly realized what was going on and gave Tang Yu and Yuan Shen a grateful smile.

"Thank you both for reminding me; I hadn't even thought of that before."

Although today's trap wasn't successful, there was still a gain; at least everyone got to eat some meat!

Finally, Tang Yu and Yuan Shen returned to Xiqi City with Ji Fa and the dead wild boar.

Such a large wild boar can indeed yield a lot of meat.

Tang Yu and Yuan Shen didn't care about the subsequent pork distribution plan, since wild boar meat really didn't taste good.

But for the people of Xiqi who were suffering from famine, this was undoubtedly a rare delicacy, so Ji Fa's return made everyone very excited.

"It's clear that the people of Xiqi genuinely support the Xibo Marquis's family, it's just a pity..."

Tang Yu looked at the cheering people in the city, without finishing what he hadn't said.

Yuan Shen understood what Tang Yu meant, and he sighed.

"Ji Fa is a kind and gentle man. He is usually humble and polite to others and is a good person."

But as the saying goes, a kind heart cannot command an army, and a gentle nature cannot govern a country. A ruler must have decisive and ruthless methods; with his temperament, if he were to ascend the throne, he would be ill-equipped to shoulder the responsibility for the rise and fall of a nation.

"Take today's events for example. He went to great lengths to set up two traps and watched helplessly as the people of Xiqi were killed or wounded."

In this situation, if he could make a decisive decision and kill Deng Chanyu, I could at least see some of the courage and decisiveness of the future King Wu of Zhou.

But today he was too soft-hearted and couldn't distinguish friend from foe, thus missing this golden opportunity.

How can someone so indecisive achieve great things and protect the people in this chaotic world?

Yuan Shen sounded somewhat disappointed in Ji Fa towards the end, after all, he and Ji Fa had spent several years together.

They've already brought a large army to conquer Xiqi, and several Xiqi people have been killed or wounded in the ambushes today, yet Ji Fa doesn't even have the guts to kill Deng Chanyu!

Letting Deng Chanyu go like that is just asking her to lead her army to attack again!

Of course, eight hundred cavalrymen couldn't breach the city.

It's funny to think about Deng Chanyu's campaign against Xiqi. Cavalry is simply not suitable for siege warfare. If you really want to fight a siege, you need to bring engineers to make siege equipment.

However, after witnessing the strength of the four Mo generals today, Yuan Shen and Tang Yu have a guess.

Although these four giants look clumsy and walk in a slow and comical way, they should indeed have the ability to demolish walls.

So Deng Chanyu only brought cavalry, probably intending to have the four Mo generals dismantle the wall!

However, things took an unexpected turn for both of them.

I thought Ji Fa was now preparing a battle plan and thinking about how to defend Xiqi.

When the people returned, Ji Fa actually planned to have everyone abandon Xiqi City and retreat to the depths of the Xiqi Mountains.

Chapter 14 Investiture of the Gods

"Has Ji Fa lost his mind? How could he come up with such an absurd idea as retreating into the mountains!"

Tang Yu frowned slightly, her face full of confusion.

"How will the daily lives of so many people be guaranteed once they are in the mountains?"

Every day they had to defend themselves against wild animals and endure the elements, with the bitter cold at night freezing many to death.

How many days can the transported grain last? Did he even consider the fundamental needs of the people?

In this era, primeval forests are everywhere, and the mountains may seem peaceful, but in reality, they are fraught with danger.

People live together in order to support each other and resist disasters.

Even with heavy taxes and levies, they dared not venture into the mountains rashly, for that would be tantamount to courting death.

After Tang Yu voiced his doubts, Yuan Shen offered an explanation for Ji Fa.

"Ji Fa was originally full of confidence in resisting Deng Chanyu's army, but after yesterday's defeat, he realized that Xiqi had not experienced war for a long time and that the disparity in strength was huge."

He feared that his decisions would bring suffering to the people, especially since Xiqi hadn't fought a war for centuries.

Yuan Shen sighed slightly and continued.

"Furthermore, he believed that Yin Shou only wanted to deal with him, so Ji Fa thought that after he surrendered, the people of Xiqi could come out of the mountains again, and he planned to die!"

"Of course, this idea is ridiculous."

When Ji Fa attacked Su Hu of Ji Province, Su Hu's family and all the soldiers and civilians in the city were massacred. How could Ji Fa still fantasize that surrendering would protect the people?

Given Yin Shou's cruel nature, he would only slaughter Ji Fa's entire clan. Even if he spared the lives of ordinary people, he would still capture all the people of Xiqi and enslave them.

I've already tried to persuade him, and now Jiang Ziya and other people from Xiqi have also gone to persuade him. He shouldn't surrender immediately!

At this time, the people of Xiqi had all united to resist the army. Although they had not fought for hundreds of years, the entire population was now mobilized and determined to fight the Shang Dynasty to the death.

Many people spontaneously came to the city wall to start building defensive works, determined to fight the Yin Shang to the death.

Ji Fa was still hesitant, but the words of an old man moved him.

"Xiqi is not only your home, but also our home!"

This strengthened Ji Fa's resolve to resist, but Tang Yu felt that a person full of surrender ideology could not be awakened.

At this very moment, Deng Chanyu had already led her army and the four generals of the Demon Clan to attack the city.

Tang Yu watched as Jiang Ziya winked at them from the city wall, and she smiled speechlessly.

“Good point. We previously discussed the alliance with Ji Fa and expressed our willingness to help Xiqi. Does he not trust us, or does he think we are not strong enough to resist the Shang army?”

Tang Yu's eyes were full of doubt, and she was puzzled by Ji Fa's attitude.

Yuan Shen seriously considered the reasons from Ji Fa's perspective.

"It's not that Ji Fa doesn't trust us; he detests war to the core and is only interested in peace negotiations. He doesn't realize that only through strength can one win the right to negotiate."

Even if he is determined to resist now, he might reconsider the idea of ​​peace talks once he sees that people are suffering heavy casualties.

He couldn't bear to see anyone die, whether they were enemies or his own people.

He hadn't yet grasped that protecting the peace of the people required brave battle; the weak's pleas for peace would only earn them the enemy's contempt and slaughter.

Tang Yu didn't know how to persuade this kind of person.

Ji Fa still doesn't understand that peace is won through strength, not through surrender.

"So what should we do now? This siege is being aided by the Four Demon Generals. Should we intervene?"

Tang Yu didn't want to pay attention to Ji Fa's foolishness.

However, the people in the city were innocent, so they couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

"We shouldn't need to help. Deng Chanyu doesn't intend to attack; she's setting up camp instead."

When Tang Yu heard Yuan Shen say this, she looked down and saw that after the group of soldiers finished their demonstration, they immediately set up camp on the spot.

Then there was no reaction from Xiqi City, and the two sides just went about their own business inexplicably.

Tang Yu used all his knowledge but still couldn't understand what kind of combat tactics the two sides were using.

"If we hadn't already seen through Ji Fa, I would really suspect that Ji Fa and Deng Chanyu were just putting on an act, pretending to fight a war, and then fighting for several years?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shen burst out laughing.

"Madam, you are so humorous! Perhaps we have misunderstood. The Four Demon Generals are not capable of demolishing cities, so the army needs to rest and reorganize before choosing a suitable time to attack the city."

Theoretically, this is indeed true. Many times, wars are not fought in one fell swoop, but rather the attacking side uses a siege tactic for several months until the enemy runs out of food and surrenders without a fight.

Alternatively, they could send people to shout and attack from below the city walls, forcing the enemy to come out of the city to fight.

In short, it is indeed necessary to choose the right time to wage war.

However, if Deng Chanyu were to rest and recuperate at this time, Ji Fa's side could easily launch an attack and catch her off guard.

"Then let's wait and see how these two plan to fight this battle."

By evening, Deng Chanyu's military camp had been basically set up.

Tang Yugang taught Yuan Shen the art of astral projection, and the two used this technique to quietly arrive above the military camp to investigate.

Tang Yu frowned upon seeing it.

“Good point. You have studied military strategy since childhood. When you set up camp, you should set up wooden palisades and barricades around the perimeter. At the very least, you should dig some trenches.”

But this military camp not only lacks these defensive facilities, but also has no watchtowers or sentries around it. How can it guard against a sneak attack? Didn't the art of war teach these things?

Tang Yu's tone was tinged with surprise and dissatisfaction, finding Deng Chanyu's military deployment unbelievable.

This military camp is full of loopholes, making it perfect for a sneak attack, since there are no guards on duty!

Yuan Shen nodded slightly, his expression solemn.

“These contents are naturally found in military strategy. Deng Chanyu’s arrangement shows that she either does not understand military strategy or is too arrogant, thinking that with the protection of the four demon generals, no one will dare to invade.”

No sooner had the two finished speaking than Lei Zhenzi flew into the military camp and successfully stole Mo Liqing's Qingyun Sword.

Unfortunately, his movements were too large, which startled Mo Liqing, causing chaos in the military camp.

Ji Fa and his soldiers had already been lying in ambush in the camp, and upon seeing this, they immediately took advantage of the chaos to launch an attack.

At this moment, Deng Chanyu was taking a bath when a soldier rushed in to report that the military camp was already ablaze with flames and the horses were running around in panic.

Deng Chanyu remained calm and composed, and ordered: "Pass down the order: hold the line and do not move!"

However, the fire spread rapidly, and how could the soldiers sit idly by and wait to be consumed by the flames?

When horses are frightened, is no one there to comfort them and just let them run away?

Ji Fa's soldiers continued to fire arrows at her, but Deng Chanyu seemed completely oblivious to these realities.

She stepped out of her tent and saw the chaotic scene. She angrily rebuked her subordinates: "Didn't I tell you to hold your ground? Why is there such chaos?"

The subordinate, looking aggrieved, complained incessantly, "The four Demon Generals all went after the Azure Cloud Sword to retrieve it!"